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HL30511: Health technologies

[Page last updated: 03 May 2022]

Academic Year: 2022/3
Owning Department/School: Department for Health
Credits: 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework critical response (CW 25% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
  • Coursework 2500 word essay (CW 75% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
* Understand and critically reflect on the process of health technology assessment, use and promotion in the context of health and physical activity
* Describe, compare and critique the different types of health technologies
* Understand the requirements for regulation of health technologies
* Systematically and critically examine healthcare policy making in the context of new and existing health technologies
* Understand the uptake of Health technologies and related policy from a healthcare, economic and societal perspective.
* Coherently discuss and critically explore the policy and professional context of health technologies in the UK and internationally

Aims: To provide students with a comprehensive understanding and critical awareness of health technologies through the history of their development and their relation to physical activity.

Skills: Knowledge and understanding (taught, facilitated and assessed)
Analysis of research (taught, facilitated and assessed)
Independent work (facilitated and assessed)
Written communication (facilitated and assessed)
Problem exploration, comparison of options, justification of complex problem solving (taught and facilitated)
Read and synthesis information (facilitated and assessed)
Information Technology (facilitated)

Content: Types of medical and commercial technologies
The need for Health technologies in relation to physical activity
The history of the development of health technologies
Differing perspectives and use of Health technologies (from medical device through to 'wellness').
Health technologies in healthcare policy making and practice
Rationale/justification/context for the uptake of Health technologies
Origins, development and current status of new and existing health technologies in the UK and internationally - e.g. NHS recommended apps
Health technologies in relevant health and physical activity professions with particular reference to policy and practice.

Programme availability:

HL30511 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department for Health
  • UHHL-AFB21 : BSc(Hons) Health and Exercise Science (Year 3)
  • UHHL-AKB18 : BSc(Hons) Health and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)

Notes:

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